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> However, in the past, companies like H&M (and Primark, Nike, and others) have, for decades, routinely been name-checked as some of the worst offenders when it
by animal_spirits 6y ago
> However, in the past, companies like H&M (and Primark, Nike, and others) have, for decades, routinely been name-checked as some of the worst offenders when it comes to worker rights abuses. The Clean Clothes Campaign found that, during the pandemic, many fashion names like H&M continued to violate working contacts by failing to pay wages.
H&M doesn't have a great track record when it comes to paying workers [0], so I don't think this article should convince anyone that H&M is a brand to be buying from.
[0] https://cleanclothes.org/news/2020/global-campaign-confronts-hm-primark-and-nike-with-unpaid-workers-voices https://cleanclothes.org/news/2020/global-campaign-confronts...
- dontreact 6y agoIt’s the first large brand I’ve heard standing up to the abuses of the CCP like this though. Not gonna shop there forever, but I want to show support for this rare and commendable action. If you have some other large brands that are similarly taking a big financial hit to stand up to what’s going on in Xinjiang, I’ll patronize them instead.
- londons_explore 6y agoThey didn't do it voluntarily. If they used China cotton, they would be the target of western campaigners and boycotts. If they don't, they get the same in China. They were in a lose lose situation. They lost. Could they have done better? I think so. They could have made a claim that all items would be labelled so consumers could choose. Or they could have said nothing sold in Europe/the west contained Chinese cotton. But that compromise might have just gotten them boycotted in both places.
- jfengel 6y agoI gotta say that if I walk into a store and see shelves labeled "with slave labor" and "slave labor free", I'm walking out the door without either. I know that the negative consequences of many of my actions are hidden from me, including some that I'm semi-consciously ignoring. But when something credibly rises to my attention, I will at least try to let my conscience take precedence over pricing.
- londons_explore 6y agoPeople see "free range chickens" and "caged chickens" in the same shop and don't seem to care...
- lsiunsuex 6y agoNice website but it looks like a collection of articles Is there a list anywhere listing clothing manufactures with a good track record? Everyone's got brands they like, but if 1 brand is better than another in the same category (say Express vs Gap) might sway my shopping choices...
- animal_spirits 6y agoI am a proponent of Certified B Corporations [0]. You can look up their directory to see the companies certified for a particular industry [1]. From their main page: "Certified B Corporations are a new kind of business that balances purpose and profit. They are legally required to consider the impact of their decisions on their workers, customers, suppliers, community, and the environment. This is a community of leaders, driving a global movement of people using business as a force for good." Take a look! [0] https://bcorporation.net/ https://bcorporation.net/ [1] https://bcorporation.net/directory https://bcorporation.net/directory